With the basket netting draped over his shoulders, Lew Alcindor holds a sign just after leading UCLA to the NCAA title in Los Angeles on March 23, 1968. Alcindor would later change his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. (AP Photo)

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Christian Laettner, Duke

Christian Laettner runs down the court after making a last-second, game-winning shot to defeat Kentucky, 104-103, in overtime in the NCAA East Regional final in Philadelphia on March 28, 1992. (Amy Sancetta/AP)

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Bill Russell, San Francisco

Shouting his happiness, Bill Russell is carried from the floor of Kansas City's Municipal Auditorium on March 19, 1955, by jubilant USF students and fans after he led the Dons to a victory over LaSalle in the national title game. (Bill Streator/AP)

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Bill Walton, UCLA

UCLA's Bill Walton dribbles around San Francisco's Eric Fernston in the NCAA West Regional in Tucson, March 22, 1974. Walton helped the Bruins win two national titles. (Robert H. Houston/AP)

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Danny Manning, Kansas

Danny Manning (25) looks to pass as he is guarded by Duke's Alaa Abdelnaby during a Final Four semifinal in Kansas City, Mo., April 2, 1988. Manning scored 25 points to lead the Jayhawks to a 66-59 win. (Ed Reinke/AP)

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Patrick Ewing, Georgetown

Georgetown center Patrick Ewing cuts his share of twine after the Hoyas defeated Houston for the national title, 84-75, on April 3, 1984, in Seattle. Ewing was named the game's MVP. (AP Photo)

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Magic Johnson, Michigan State

Earvin "Magic" Johnson of Michigan State slams one home as he collides with Indiana State's Bob Heaton during their NCAA championship game in Salt Lake City on March 27, 1979. Johnson's Spartans defeated Larry Bird's Sycamores for the title. (AP Photo)

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Bob Kurland, Oklahoma State

Bob "Foothills" Kurland, 7-foot center for the Oklahoma A&M Aggies, is shown at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 25, 1946. Kurland led A&M (later renamed Oklahoma State) to consecutive national titles in 1945 and '46. (AP Photo)

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Jerry Lucas, Ohio State

Jerry Lucas was the Most Outstanding Player in the 1960 Tournament, which was won by the Buckeyes. That team also featured Hall of Famer John Havlicek and included a reserve forward named Bob Knight. (AP Photo)

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Gail Goodrich, UCLA

Gail Goodrich, UCLA's All-American guard, gets off a scoring attempt against Michigan in the 1965 NCAA title game. Goodrich scored 42 points in leading his team to a 91-80 win over the No. 1-ranked Wolverines in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo)

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Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati

The Big O is carried off the floor by his teammates after the Bearcats captured one of their two consecutive championships (1961, 1962). Robertson averaged 33.8 points in leading Cincinnati to a 79-9 record over three seasons. (AP Photo)

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David Thompson, N.C. State

The high-flying Thompson led the Wolfpack to the 1974 championship, ending UCLA's run of seven consecutive titles. Thompson averaged 28.6 points in his three-year career in Raleigh. (AP Photo)

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Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina

North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough grabs a rebound over Derrick Low (2) during an NCAA East Regional semifinal in Charlotte, N.C. Hansbrough helped lead the Tar Heels to a national title as a senior in 2009. (Gerry Broome/AP)

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Scott May, Indiana

May was part of a Hoosiers team that lost one game in two seasons and finished the 1975-76 season 32-0. IU is the last school to make an undefeated national title run. (AP Photo)

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Tom Thacker, Cincinnati

Tom Thacker was part of the Bearcats' championship teams in '61 and '62. He was a consensus All-American in 1963, his last season at Cincinnati, but Loyola-Illinois spoiled the Bearcats' chances of a third straight title. (Courtesy University of Cincinnati)

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Corliss Williamson, Arkansas

Arkansas' Corliss Williamson slams one home during the second half of a Final Four semifinal against Arizona. Williamson helped take Nolan Richardson's "40 minutes of hell" program to a national championship in 1994. (Bob Jordan/AP)

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Larry Johnson, UNLV

UNLV's Larry Johnson teamed up with future NBA players Stacey Augmon and Greg Anthony to win the 1990 NCAA title. Johnson rated 12th in career scoring and seventh in career rebounding at UNLV. (Jack Smith/AP)

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Joakim Noah, Florida

Excitable center Joakim Noah, along with a number of future NBA players, led the Gators to back-to-back NCAA titles in 2006 and 2007. (Albert Dickson III/Sporting News)

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Bobby Hurley, Duke

Bobby Hurley was the point guard for Duke's 1991 and '92 NCAA title teams that included Grant Hill and Christian Laettner. (Bob Jordan/AP)

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Clyde Lovellette and Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas

Lovellette, left, was the first player to play on NCAA, Olympic and NBA championship teams. Chamberlain, right, played for KU's 1957 NCAA runner-up team before becoming an NBA legend. (AP Photos)

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Anthony Davis, Kentucky

Kentucky's Anthony Davis finished his freshman season as a national champion, Player of the Year and consensus All-American. The No. 1 pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, he currently plays for the New Orleans Hornets. (James Crisp/AP)

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Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse

Syracuse's Carmelo Anthony celebrates late in the second half of the Orange's 63-47 victory over Oklahoma in the 2003 East Regional final. Anthony would become a national champion a week later as SU beat Kansas. (Winslow Townson/AP)

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Larry Bird, Indiana State

Larry Bird goes to the basket against Oklahoma in the NCAA Tournament, March 15, 1979. Indiana State would eventually fall to Magic Johnson's Michigan State Spartans in the title game. (Brian Horton/AP)

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Jerry West, West Virginia

The Mountaineers made the dance in all three of West's seasons with the varsity, coming up a point short of a national championship in 1959. After leading the U.S. Olympic team to a gold medal, West went to the NBA and had a Hall of Fame career with the Los Angeles Lakers. His silhouette is used as the NBA logo. (AP Photo)

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Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston

Hakeem Olajuwon brings down a rebound for Houston in the 1983 title game as N.C. State center Cozell McQueen looks on. The Cougars lost at the buzzer to the Wolfpack, then fell to Georgetown in the final a year later. (AP Photo)

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Elgin Baylor, Seattle

Elgin Baylor took the Chieftans to the championship game in 1958, his only season playing for the school. SU lost to Kentucky, 84-72. Baylor left for the NBA soon after and became a superstar with the Lakers. (AP Photo)

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Kemba Walker, Connecticut

Kemba Walker led UConn to the 2011 NCAA title after putting the Huskies on his back in the Big East Tournament. Walker parlayed that success into a first-round draft selection by the Charlotte Bobcats in June of '11.(Brennan Linsley/AP)

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James Worthy, North Carolina

James Worthy wears the net after North Carolina defeated Georgetown, 68-62, in the classic 1982 championship game in New Orleans. Worthy, Sam Perkins and, oh, yeah, Michael Jordan were all on that Tar Heels squad. (AP Photo)

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Isiah Thomas, Indiana

Isiah Thomas cuts down the net after his Hoosiers beat North Carolina, 63-50 in Philadelphia, on March 30, 1981. The point guard was the MVP of the Tournament final. (AP Photo)

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Austin Carr, Notre Dame

Austin Carr was a consensus All-American for two seasons and was named Player of the Year in 1970-71. He averaged 34.6 points and 7.3 rebounds for his career. (AP Photo)

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Michael Jordan, North Carolina

Jordan, the greatest player in NBA history and the most popular athlete since Muhammad Ali, won an NCAA title as a freshman and was named Sporting News Player of the Year in 1983 and 1984. (Bob Jordan/AP)

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Darrell Griffith, Louisville

Louisville's Darrell Griffith flashes the No. 1 sign as he's hoisted on shoulders of teammates and fans after the Cardinals' 59-54 victory over UCLA in the championship game on March 24, 1980, at Indianapolis. (Brian Horton/AP)

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Juan Dixon, Maryland

MVP Juan Dixon holds up the national championship trophy as head coach Gary Williams, right, looks on after Maryland beat Indiana 64-52 in the championship game in Atlanta's Georgia Dome on April 1, 2002. (Dave Martin/AP)

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Steve Alford, Indiana

Indiana's Steve Alford cuts the net March 30, 1987, at the Superdome in New Orleans after Indiana defeated Syracuse for the NCAA championship. (AP Photo)

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Grant Hill, Duke

Grant Hill wears the net after cutting it down following Duke’s 69-60 win over Purdue in the championship game March 26, 1994, in Knoxville, Tenn. Hill scored 11 points and was named tournament MVP. Duke won national titles in 1991 and 1992 with Hill at forward. (Mark Humphrey/AP)

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Lennie Rosenbluth, North Carolina

North Carolina basketball star Lennie Rosenbluth, left, poses with Tar Heels coach Frank McGuire. The two celebrated in 1957 as the Heels won the NCAA title. (AP Photo)

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Elvin Hayes, Houston

Elvin Hayes rises up for a jumper against Louisville in an NCAA regional game in Wichita, Kan., March 15, 1968. Louisville players are Mike Grosso (20) and Jerry King, (32). Houston lost to UCLA in the national semis. (AP Photo)

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Shane Battier, Duke

Duke's Shane Battier gives the No. 1 sign after Duke defeated USC, 79-69, in the East Regional final March 24, 2001, in Philadelphia. In the background are Duke's Matt Christensen (41), Casey Sanders (20) and Nate James (14). Duke would go on to win the NCAA title that year. (Chris Gardner/AP)

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Paul Hogue, Cincinnati

In this March 1961 photo, Cincinnati's Paul Hogue comes down with a rebound during the NCAA championship game against Ohio State in Kansas City, Mo. At right is Ohio State's John Havlicek. Hogue was a star center on Cincinnati's back-to-back national championship teams. (AP Photo)

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Jack Givens, Kentucky

Kentucky's Jack Givens was named a second-team All-American in 1978. As a senior, he led the Wildcats to the national title, beating Duke in the championship game. (UK Athletics)

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David Robinson, Navy

"The Admiral" takes off the net after Navy beat George Mason, 72-61, to win the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament in Fairfax, Va., on March 5, 1986. The next year, Robinson scored 50 points, matching his uniform number, in a first-round NCAA loss to Michigan. (Tom Reed/AP)

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Kent Benson, Indiana

Kent Benson (54) was a member of Indiana's undefeated 1976 national title team, a group that finished the season 32-0. Benson was then selected first overall in '76 NBA Draft. (IU Athletics)

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Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State.

Michigan State guard Mateen Cleaves celebrates with the trophy after the Spartans beat Florida 89-76 for the NCAA championship at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, April 3, 2000. (Michael Conroy/AP)

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Glen Rice, Michigan

Glen Rice cuts down the net after leading the Wolverines to an 80-79 overtime victory over Seton Hall in a classic NCAA final, April 4, 1989, in Seattle's Kingdome. (David Longstreath/AP Photo)

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Pervis Ellison, Louisville

Pervis Ellison (43) of Louisville passes as Billy King (55) of Duke defends during the championship game at Reunion Arena, Dallas, on March 31, 1986. "Never Nervous Pervis" helped lead the Cardinals to the '86 title as a freshman. (Ron Heflin/AP)

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Bill Bradley, Princeton

"Dollar Bill" Bradley won the Sullivan Award in 1965, around the time he was scoring a tournament-record 58 points against Wichita State. The Tigers star became a starter on two NBA championship teams with the New York Knicks, and later served as a U.S. senator from New Jersey. (AP Photo)

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Richard Hamilton, Connecticut

Connecticut's Richard Hamilton drives against Duke in the second half of the NCAA Championship game, March 29, 1999, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. UConn defeated the Blue Devils to win the title. "Rip" is still a productive NBA player, currently as a member of the Chicago Bulls. (Ed Reinke/AP)

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Butch Lee, Marquette

Butch Lee (15) of Marquette goes high for a score during the final on March 28, 1977, in Atlanta. North Carolina's Tom Zaliagiris (32) defends. Lee (19 points) led the Warriors to a 67-59 victory for the school's first (and only) championship. (AP Photo)

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Chris Mullin, St. John’s

Chris Mullin is considered one of the Big East's greatest players. The Redmen played in four NCAA Tournaments during his collegiate career (1982-85), advancing to the Final Four his senior season. The Johnnies lost in the national semis to conference rival Georgetown. (AP Photo)

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Shelvin Mack, Butler

Pittsburgh forward Gilbert Brown blocks Butler guard Shelvin Mack's shot during the first half of a Southeast Regional game in 2011. That was a rarity for Mack, who helped lead the mid-major Bulldogs to back-to-back title game appearances in 2010 and '11. (Nick Wass/AP)

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Sidney Wicks, UCLA

Sidney Wicks played on three NCAA title teams from 1969-71, right in the middle of the Bruins' dynasty. He was named Player of the Year as a senior. Wicks then played 10 seasons in the NBA. (AP Photo)

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Emeka Okafor, Connecticut

Emeka Okafor, left, drives past Vanderbilt's Jason Holwerda during the first half of their regional semifinal game in Phoenix, March 25, 2004. Okafor, along with Ben Gordon, pushed UConn to the 2004 title. Three months later, Okafor became the first draft pick for the expansion Charlotte Bobcats. (Matt York/AP)

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Walt Hazzard, UCLA

Walt Hazzard helped turn UCLA into a basketball power in the early 1960s. He was a member of the Bruins' first championship team in 1964. Hazzard changed his name to Mahdi Abdul-Rahman during his NBA career. (AP Photo)

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Arnold Ferrin, Utah

Arnold Ferrin (22 points) was Utah's leading scorer in its championship game victory over Duke in the 1944 Tournament. (University of Utah Athletics)

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Darrall Imhoff, Cal

Darrall Imhoff was a key player on Cal's 1959 championship squad. He and the Golden Bears had a chance to repeat in 1960 but lost to Ohio State in the final. (Courtesy of University of California Berkeley Sports Information)

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Bobby Joe Hill, Texas Western

In 1966, Bobby Joe Hill made history as a member of the Miners' all-African-American starting five. They became the first such group to win an NCAA championship. Western (later renamed Texas-El Paso) beat Kentucky for the title. (Courtesy UTEP Media Relations)

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Stacey Augmon, UNLV

Stacey Augmon played on four NCAA teams with the Runnin' Rebels, including the 1990 squad that beat Duke by 30 in the final. The Blue Devils got their revenge in the '91 Final Four. (David Longstreath/AP)

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George Kaftan, Holy Cross

George Kaftan became an NCAA champion with the Crusaders in 1947. He scored a team-high 18 points against Oklahoma in the title game. One of Kaftan's teammates was a fellow named Bob Cousy. (Holy Cross)

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Miles Simon, Arizona

Arizona's Miles Simon clutches the game ball as he celebrates his team's 84-79 overtime win over defending national champion Kentucky in the title game, March 31, 1997, in Indianapolis. Simon led all scorers with 30 points. (Ed Reinke/AP)

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Tony Delk, Kentucky

A year before the Wildcats lost to, um, the Wildcats, UK celebrated its own title. Tony Delk was a big part of that success. Here he cuts down a memento after the Cats' victory over Syracuse in East Rutherford, N.J. Delk was named tournament MVP. (Kathy Willens/AP)

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Clyde Drexler, Houston

A charter member of Phi Slama Jama, Clyde Drexler enjoyed two runs to the final and four NCAA berths overall from 1981-84. Unfortunately for him and the Cougars, UH landed with a thud each time. (Ron Frehm/AP)

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Antawn Jamison, North Carolina

Antawn Jamison goes up for dunk as Connecticut guard Khalid El-Amin, right, looks on during their East Regional final, March 21, 1998, in Greensboro, N.C. Jamison's Heels won that game, then lost to Utah in the Final Four. (Bob Jordan/AP)

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Kenny Anderson, Georgia Tech

Kenny Anderson, left, played in the NCAAs in both of his seasons with the Yellow Jackets (1990 and 1991). In '90, Tech lost to powerhouse UNLV in the Final Four after leading at halftime. (Chuck Burton/AP)

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Sean Elliott, Arizona

Arizona's 1987-88 Final Four team is perhaps the most popular team in Tucson history, and Sean Elliott was one of its mainstays. He scored a game-high 31 points in the Wildcats' national semifinal loss to Oklahoma. (Reed Saxon/AP)

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Johnny Dawkins, Duke

Johnny Dawkins, right, was one half of a standout backcourt for Duke's 1986 squad. Dawkins and Tommy Amaker started in the title game in Dallas against Louisville. The Blue Devils, alas, lost by three. (Carlos Osorio/AP)

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Artis Gilmore, Jacksonville

The Dolphins haven't been the same since Gilmore roamed the middle four decades ago. Gilmore and JU put on a show in the 1970 Tournament, advancing to the final before losing to UCLA. Gilmore averaged 26.4 points in the team's five games. (JU Sports Information)

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Jamaal Wilkes, UCLA

The lanky wing, then known as Keith Wilkes, helped keep the Bruins' dynasty going in 1972 and '73. The run ended in '74. Wilkes then embarked on an NBA career that netted him four championships with the Warriors and Lakers. (UCLA Athletics)

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Ralph Sampson, Virginia

At 7-foot-4, Ralph Sampson could play way above the rim. The big man participated in the NCAAs his final three seasons with the Cavaliers (1982-84), getting as far as the Final Four in '84. (AP Photo)

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Danny Ferry, Duke

Danny Ferry, left, was an NCAA participant all four of his seasons with the Blue Devils (1986-89). He played in three Final Fours and the '86 final. Ferry, the son of longtime NBA player and executive Bob Ferry, became an NBA GM himself. (Scott Stewart/AP)

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Dan Issel, Kentucky

UK never got past the regional finals during Issel's varsity career (1968-70), but Issel sure left an impression with a pair of 36-point games and a 44-point game. (AP Photo)

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Keith Smart, Indiana

This jumper made Keith Smart a Tournament legend. The Indiana guard converts from the corner over Syracuse's Howard Triche and puts the Hoosiers ahead in the closing seconds of the '87 final in the New Orleans Superdome. (Bill Haber/AP)